Herbert Arthur Robert Hervey, 5th Marquess of Bristol (10 October 1870 – 5 April 1960), styled Lord Herbert Hervey from 1907 to 1951, was a British peer and politician.

Early life

The 5th Marquess was born on 10 October 1870 at the family home of Ickworth House near

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. He was the fifth son of Lord Augustus Hervey (1837–1875), MP for West Suffolk, and Mariana, née Hodnett (died 30 January 1920). Lord Augustus was the younger brother of

Frederick Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol Frederick William John Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol (28 June 1834 – 7 August 1907) was a British peer and Member of Parliament (MP). Hervey was born in 1834 at Bristol House, Putney Heath, the son of Frederick Hervey, Lord Jermyn (later ...

, and the younger son of Frederick Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol. He was educated at

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."Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J. A. O., p. 352: Bristol; J. W. Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April 1948.

Political career

In 1892 Hervey joined H.M. Diplomatic Service, becoming

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in 1892 for three years. For a year he served as

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and

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, and was Consul in

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from 1907 to 1909. He was listed as a commercial

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in 1913, and was elevated to the status of

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in 1919–1923 and

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and

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...

in 1923–1928, retiring in 1929. He was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun by the Peruvian government and succeeded his brother Frederick Hervey, 4th Marquess of Bristol, to the marquessate in 1951.

Marriages

Lord Hervey married twice: # 19 October 1914 (divorced 1933),

Lady Jean Cochrane Lady Jean Alice Elaine Cochrane (later Hervey, then Macdonald; 1887–1955) was a Welsh and Scottish aristocrat. She was the daughter of Winifred, Countess of Dundonald and Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald. Work and duties Cochrane w ...

(d. 5 January 1955), daughter of the 12th Earl of Dundonald, and had one son, Victor, who succeeded him in his titles. # 15 December 1952, Dora Frances Emblin (died 27 March 1953), only daughter of George Marshall, and widow of Don Pedro de Zulueta.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bristol, Herbert Hervey, 5th Marquess of 1870 births People educated at Clifton College 1960 deaths 105 Diplomatic peers

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